title: [Pathogenesis of periapical inflammatory processes].
abstract: The Authors, after a short description of the anatomy of the root canal, deal with the aetiological factors of the periapical pathology, acute and chronic. They examine the pathogenetic mechanisms of acute flogistic process of the periapical tissue and consider the principal mediators involved in the tissue lesion.
authors.affiliation: Università degli Studi di Napoli.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Lo Muzio
authors.forename: M D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Mignogna
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Mignogna
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Sorrentino
mesh_terms: D003786:Dental Pulp Cavity / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D003788:Dental Pulp Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D007249:Inflammation; D009504:Neutrophils; D010485:Periapical Periodontitis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D011453:Prostaglandins
chemical_list: D011453:Prostaglandins
vernacular_title: La patogenesi dei processi infiammatori del periapice. Nota I.